SeniorHomeReview Cost Index

The median nursing home in Alaska billed $1,337 per day — about $40,640 per month — in its most recent federal cost report, 250% above the national median. Half of Alaska facilities billed between $1,041 and $1,885 per day; the median facility collected $798/day across all payers, with Medicaid covering 88% of resident days.

Computed from 8 Alaska facilities' own audited CMS cost reports (FY2023) — not a survey. Billed charges are the closest public proxy for private-pay prices; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates. Methodology & all states.